CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4092

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in QuickTime.qts in Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.3 and iTunes 6.0.1 (3) and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a .mov file with a large Movie Resource atom size or a modified Sample Description Table size in an stsd atom.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the victim's system or cause a crash, posing a serious risk to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update QuickTime Player and iTunes to the latest versions that fix this vulnerability, and avoid opening media files from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in QuickTime.qts in Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.3 and iTunes 6.0.1 (3) and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a .mov file with (1) a Movie Resource atom with a large size value, or (2) an stsd atom with a modified Sample Description Table size value, and possibly other vectors involving media files. NOTE: item 1 was originally identified by CVE-2005-4127 for a pre-patch announcement, and item 2 was originally identified by CVE-2005-4128 for a pre-patch announcement.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS